miercuri, 31 mai 2017

Motto:
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
Quote by George Bernard Shaw

*In Spring, it is all about perspectives; Spring is the chance to daydreaming with open eyes; Spring is like 'the reverie of soul' who wants to nourish with the beauty of the fresh green buds sprung on the branches, the beauty of the new leaves and the fresh delicate blooms in late March or early April and, not at last, the beauty of those bright various colors of blossoms appearing, all over, in May. Anyway, in Spring, it is all about love for life.

With every Springtime, we come to realise that all that it matters, it is the fact to be willing and to be capable to have a deep breathing in the rythm of nature knowing that every second is not like any other. A calmy 'respiro', a calmy breathing... And to be always aware and to be able to understand that what we can see and we are observing today, it will be different tomorrow.
Perspectives.

Time is precious. Because 'life is short'; this it is what it's mentioned so often, in so many texts and articles on the theme of inspirational and positive quotes. The reality, indeed, is that the health can diminish with every single second passed by.
Also, what it is really important (and it can never disappear from our own mind), what it is truly important in order to be healthy, it is essentially that we must to remember and try to be happy and viceversa. Till now, (from philosophical/cognitive theories) I have'nt found a complete definition of being happy.But, all I know is that in order of being healthy... for sure it means to try to be happy, in your own way.

Also, all I know, it is that Spring is a lovely season and it is about positivity, about optimism, about serenity of soul when facing hardships, adversity and troubles. Like many, despite sorrows, regrets and different daily troubles, somehow, I still can enjoy life the way it is.

A part of what I enjoy as a recreational hobby, it is of taking shots in the nature. As an amateur photographer, taking a picture, I imagine like anybody else, that 'I can stop the time', in a fragile frame, this way. In a corner of my mind, with a thought, I can also try to retain a 'fugitive' moment. That's the memory, itself. And with a click of a photo camera it is possible of capturing different instants. In a flash, that's the essence of photography.
What's really interesting, it is that I can share the memory of the instant captured. And that's the photography: it is all about moment. Sharing the instant captured.*

*A short photo essay about Spring seen from March to May. Perspectives.

A mix of photo instants from Spring, 2017 (from march to may), Cișmigiu Gardens.

Arhiva foto privată/ Private photos archive.

Click to see enlarged views.

Series of photo instants,

up-close & collages;

Edited in color, sepia and/or black & white.

From Did You Know Category:

Inspirational Quotes.

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. "

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."

Quotes by Confucius

"Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/; September 28, 551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known in the West as Confucianism."

May in Spring.

A subjective perspective in photography.

Definitions of subjective

"adjective:

- based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

his views are highly subjective

Synonyms:

- personal, individual, emotional, instinctive, intuitive

Definitions of perspective

noun:

-a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

most guidebook history is written from the editor's perspective

Synonyms:

-outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, POV,

standpoint, position, stand, stance, angle, etc.

- the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.- a perspective drawing." Source of info about definitions: internet.

I enjoy travelling and documenting to find out new & old things, to see world and people with one drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder... But before all, it was William Blake who beautifully said it:
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour. (...)
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence".
Also, "It’s never too late (...) to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." excerpt by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Motto: "Zi gong (a disciple of Confucius) asked: "Is there any one word that could guide a person throughout life?" The Master replied: "How about 'shu' [reciprocity]: never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself?" Confucious, Analects XV.24

An 'architectonic view'. Another walk from Spring (II)

Motto: "Just as things in a picture, when viewed from a distance, appear to be all in one and the same condition and alike." "Neither family, nor privilege, nor wealth, nor anything but Love can light that beacon which a man must steer by when he sets out to live the better life." Plato

An 'architectonic view'. Another walk in Spring. (I)

Motto: "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." Plato

Springtime in April

A Spring sequence. "I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health." "Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." Voltaire

Sakura in April

"A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら)." "The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short." Source Internet/Wikipedia

Thoughts, roads or journeys, ideas,culinary recipes… with wonder more or less to a some point... originale!! Ideas, excerpts, photo essays or the literary ones, smiles…notes, poems, a little bit of every one! Thanks, appreciations, nota bene… for everybody. One drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder...

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"Names and etymology"* "The Latin name Dānuvius is one of a number of "Old European" river names derived from a Proto-Indo-European *dānu. Other river names from the same root include the Don, Donets, Dzvina/Duna, Dysna, Dnieper and Dniestr. (...) "The Latin name is masculine (as is the name of the Rhine). German Donau (Early Modern German Donaw, Tonaw, Middle High German Tuonowe) is feminine, as it has been re-interpreted as containing the suffix -ouwe "wetland". The modern languages spoken in the Danube basin all use names derived from Dānuvius: German: Donau ([ˈdoːnaʊ̯]; Bavarian: Doana; Yiddish: Duney דוניי‎ [dʊnɛj]); Silesian: Důnaj; Upper Sorbian: Dunaj; Slovak: Dunaj ([ˈdunaj]); Hungarian: Duna ([ˈdunɒ]); Croatian: Dunav ([dǔnaʋ]; Serbian: Dunav / Дунав ([dǔnaʋ] or [dǔnaːʋ]); Romanian: Dunărea ([ˈdunəre̯a]); Romani: Dunaja ([ˈdunaja]); Bulgarian: Дунав Dunav ([ˈdunɐf]); Ukrainian: Дунай Dunai ([duˈnɑj])."Source Wikipedia

Soul journeys through memories.

From the September, 2015. End of summer or early in autumn. Roads to Herculane/Domogled National Park; De-a lungul Dunării. Along Danube.

Călătorie de suflet: Travel of "may"

MOtto:"To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. (...) Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence" "To See a World..."by William Blake

2016. New Year's Resolution: Confidence!

"Confidence is not something that can be learned like a set of rules; confidence is a state of mind. Positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels."

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"The Black Sea* is a sea in Southeastern Europe. It is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean Seas and various straits. The Bosphorus Strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the Strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the Mediterranean. These waters separate eastern Europe and western Asia. The Black Sea is also connected to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch." *click for more info on Wikipedia.

"Embroidery" in blue light at sunset ..."

"Simphony for... old trees, branches and leaves. Small part for fall colours and a final note in black and white wood..." "Memento: Play Con allegria..." "Scenary. Static nature."

..."Deep words … They are like the scent of a flower"...

"In the end, what we have is a conversation, a lifelong dialogue with life. It’s a conversation expressed not in words but in the immediacy of experience and the poetry of the one, single now. And that is exactly where the experience of sacredness lives."

A Walk of Spring along the lake. Plimbare primăvăratică de-a lungul lacului.

"I am alone amidst the trees at the lake’s edge, I live in friendship with the shore’s old firs and in secret understanding with all the young rowans. Alone I lie and wait, I have seen no one walk by. Great flowers look down on me from tall stems, bitter creepers climb in my embrace, I have a single name for everything, and that is love." "The Waiting Soul" from vol. "Poems" (1916), by Edith Södergran

Happenings & blooms... Intamplari & flori...

Earth Hour 2014 "I will look to this day only. I will participate to those experiences designed for my particular development." In "my beautiful world ... all is well!"

“Omagiu sarmalei ca la mama acasă”

"Sarma is a savory dish of grape, cabbage or chard leaves rolled around a filling usually based on minced meat, or a sweet dish of filo dough wrapped around a filling often of various kinds of chopped nuts. It is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to the Balkans and Central Europe." ... click to read more: Despre Sarmale / Cabbage rolls filled with pork meat